Colorado Rockies News

Our final rankings of the season start the way they began, with our preseason No. 1, the Chicago Cubs . The Cubs spent 25 of 27 weeks (including our preseason rankings) at No. 1, and they enter the playoffs as the unanimous top team in baseball. Behind them at No. 2 are the Boston Red Sox , who

The Colorado Rockies have agreed to terms on a deal with free agent Ian Desmond , a source confirmed to ESPN's Jim Bowden. The deal is five years and worth $70 million, the source said, and Desmond is expected to play first base for the Rockies. The news of the deal was first reported by FOX

The? Colorado Rockies ?will hire former? San Diego Padres ?dugout boss Bud Black as their new manager, according to multiple reports. Black will replace Walt Weiss, who resigned last month after four seasons. Black had also interviewed last month and was in the running for the Atlanta Braves

Mets closer Jeurys Familia was arrested on Monday in Fort Lee, New Jersey , after an alleged domestic violence incident, according to a complaint filed at the borough's municipal court. Familia allegedly caused a scratch to the chest and a bruise to the right cheek of the accuser, whose name was

Walt Weiss has stepped down as the Colorado Rockies ' manager, ending a four-year stretch during which the franchise failed to have a winning season. The Rockies announced Weiss' decision Monday, one day after completing a 75-87 season and a third-place finish in the NL West. Weiss, whose

Colorado Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu won the National League batting title with a .348 average after sitting out both Saturday and Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers . LeMahieu also sat out Wednesday and Thursday at San Francisco. He went 0-for-2 on Friday night in the Rockies' 4-1 win

PHILADELPHIA -- The reigning National League champions are returning to the postseason. And this visit may be more of an accomplishment than a year ago. Decimated by injuries, the New York Mets nonetheless clinched a wild-card berth Saturday with a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies . They will